The Collected Plays of Neil Simon

"I suspect I shall keep on writing in a vain search for the perfect play.

I hope I will keep my equilibrium and sense of humor when I'm told I haven't achieved it.

At any rate, the trip has been wonderful.

As George and Ira Gershwin said, "they can't take that away from me."

--From Neil Simon's Introduction And they can't take away the pleasure that Neil Simon's plays have given literally millions of theatergoers in the past quarter of a century.

They and the critics agree that a trip to see any one of this master of comedy's stage triumphs ranks among the most wonderful experiences that the American theater offers.

The eight plays in this, the second volume of The Collected Plays of Neil Simon, bear eloquent witness to the unique genius of this master playwright who so magnificently blends the joy of laughter and the love of life.